European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 29, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes q israeli prime minister visits concentration camp.,. Page 3 a selective service director picked for top a Post Page 5 q Chicago welcomes its heroes Home Page 21 Job the St is and str Pes authorize a Hoff Lafal publication i vol. 44, no 295 wednesday january 29, 1988 e adj mid Polc film Dally Al we in d 8693 a Usa eur ends hiring freeze Usa eur ended a 30-Day civilian hiring  Chi Nulli trend in the civil Ian work Force was  were made aware of an employee surplus off Clae Day. A directive was sent late Friday to subordinate j manage civilian strength Levels within established budget limits no jabs were eliminated by the freeze hut Ralph said local commanders have the authority to make such done civilian employees according to see. Edward j. Rolph n spokesman in the Usa eur Public affairs of fice. He said the directive requires local commanders it Rolph said some Money was saved by a but he could not Sny How much. Applications submitted during and after the freeze will now be considered he snid. A Public affairs official was incorrect when he told the stars and stripes on saturday that the freeze had been extended. Navy Secretary John f. Lehman or. Thursday imposed a worldwide freeze on  the Goa  a roup and dict come. The temporary Usa eur freeze and the Navy freeze l1 Llyd on the new balanced budget Law which will require 1 of a aft rear local si3.3 billion from its current fiscal budget or Kiac a a blasts Reagan of Tripoli rally Tripoli Libya a col. Foam mar khad Afy wearing a Green jumpsuit Over a bulletproof Vest Drew cheers at an anti american rally monday denouncing president Reagan As that filthy Rongan maddened with Power and nuclear Wear  addressing d capacity crowd of 3,000 libyans Ana East europeans in Tripoli s people s Hall khad Afy said the United slates is trying to take away our Freedom is they tried in Vietnam Palestine Leb anon Syria and  khad Afy with the hard lines of a Bullet proof Vest clearly visible under the jump suit claimed the Reagan administration was plotting to assassinate him. Stronger than inc file Heel he Drew wild applause when he declared All people in All countries Are supporting Libya against the imperialists. The libyan people lire stronger than the 61 j Flat units of the . 6th Fleet including the aircraft carriers Coral sea and Santa a i began conducting Man Euver last week in the Mediterranean off the libyan coast. Only a few Western europeans and americans were seen at the rally. Several americans refused to give their names to a reporter and said they came out of  one Oil Field worker who said he was from California was asked if he would leave Libya by feb. 1, As ordered by Reagan and he replied it s illegal to stay in t it two British engineers Brian Thorpe and Maurice Archer from inc town of on the airwaves in France libyan Leader col. Moa mar khad Afy smiles in an int men from Libya with France s Antenna 1 derision station. Chads by said there an no terrorist train ing Camps in Linvs he said two of Iho children shown with him Are his. Leatherhead. Said they had been invited to n debate by the National libyan Oil company and had Nett known inc nature of the meeting 11 nil i they arrived. Foreign minister Ali Abdussalam Traci i earlier told a news conference in Tripoli that khad Afy s government wants n direct dialogue with the United slates to resolve the crisis. He Sard Libya has invited the Reagan administration to meet with khad Afy s representatives to discuss their differences and prevent in escalation of the Situa Tion but he did not say where such a meet ing should take place. Factors dialogue when asked about who had passed on the message to Washington Traci i re plied we have emphasized this to the United states  the two countries do not have diplomatic relations we Are in favor of dialogue Vilh any country including the United slates he said but quickly corrected himself to exclude Israel. Teiki also sent a letter to . Secre tary general Javier Perez do Cullar asking that measures be taken against . Provocations near the libyan coast. The letter dated Jan. 24 and re leased monday at the United nations said the . Navy Maneu vers were merely a new link in the Chain of Ameri can provocations and aggression against Libya and constituted state  in Washington Deputy Secretary of state John c. Whitchead said khad Afy see khad Afy on Page 28 . Ships encounter rough seas off Libya by Norman Black Washington a a . Navy Battle group led by two aircraft carriers encountered rough weather monday off the libyan coast sources said but continued the flight operations that Libya has branded an aggressive  the sources who insisted on anonymity said f-14 and f/a-18 fighters from the carriers Saratoga and Coral sea continued to Cross paths with libyan Mig 23s and 25s occasionally. But the libyan jews have done nothing threatening and As our Guys approach they turn around and head for Home one source said. A second source said Navy jets continued la operate within the flight control Region overseen by air traffic controllers in Tripoli Libya but had nol yet flown Over . The Gulf a Large a shaped body of water that cuts into the Central libyan coastline is claimed by Libya As ils territorial Waters. That claim is rejected by the United slates. Libyan Leader Moa mar khad Afy set out in n libyan patrol boat saturday vowing to confront . Ships and enforce his claim to the Gulf. He returned several hours later however without drawing near the american ves Sels. The United states in a notice to civilian air traffic controllers announced last thursday that the two carriers would conduct flight operations off the libyan coast through Friday. At its smallest Point the Tripoli flight information Region extends Only about 70 Miles off the libyan coast. Monday evening Abc news quoted unidentified sources As saying the United states intended to Send at least one warship into the Gulf of Sidra before week s end possibly the Cruiser Yorktown to reinforce . Assertions that the Gulf u an International water Way however one Pentagon official dismissed the idea saying no such move had been planned. Another said though that such a deployment had been do based last week and might Well  Pentagon sources continued to stress monday that flights Over the disputed Gulf had not been ruled out but none had been flown As yet. Meantime several Navy sources said the . Battle Force which includes 14 combat ships six auxiliaries and the 6th Fleet flagship the Coronado. Continued to steam off the coast to the North of the Gulf. The ships Are now confronting 15-foot seas and 35-Knol winds one source said but the weather has had no effect on the huge carriers. Administration sources said the first instance of libyan and american jets crossing paths was last Friday when Libya sent four soviet made migs to observe the elect. Out the four turned around and headed Home after f/a-18 fighters from the Coral sea moved within visual Range the source added. Another official said monday that the libyans hat continued to periodically Send Small numbers of Jet fight ers northward toward the Fleet. But in each Case the same scenario reported last Friday had occurred the official said. As we move within visual Range to meet them they turn around and head Back said the source. There has see ships on Page 28